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Play of the Day: The Behemoth Immigration Bill

With legislation coming from the Senate, The Daily Show explains its path. Read more8:05 AM ETcomments

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Special Report: United State Postal Service Woes

The Postal Service has been losing money for quite some time, with Congress ... Read more

Play of the Day

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Unions Slam Proposed Efficiency Board As ‘Offensive’ and ‘Unwise’ arrow House oversight hearing examines potential updates to 'reinventing ...

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Gen. Keith Alexander testified Tuesday.

Analysis: Are 50 Foiled Terrorist Plots Worth Your Privacy? arrow NSA director's testimony doesn't answer critics' charges about the potential for ...

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The Taliban Is Ready for Peace Talks arrow Qatar to host direct negotiations among the Taliban, the Karzai government and the U.S.

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Analysis: Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government? arrow For some, it's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national ...

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Play of the Day: Farewell, Ahmadinejad arrow The Iranian president is term-limited out and David Letterman is curious about what is next.

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How Many Times Can You Retire From Government? arrow Senator reveals not one, not two, but three public pensions atop his salary.

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A National Park ranger stands near a giant U.S. flag over the processional route before a memorial service for Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson on Jan. 10, 2012.

Federal Employees Increasingly Under Attack on Public Lands arrow Park Police report 43 percent rise in violent attacks in 2012.

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Why Obama’s Approval Rating Isn’t Higher arrow Controversies could prevent him from getting credit for the improving economy.

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IRS Supervisor Clarifies Washington Role in Tax-Exempt Targeting arrow Paz tells Hill investigators she scrutinized some applications.

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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., right, talks with the committee's ranking Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.

House Oversight Leader's Plan to Resuscitate the IRS Scandal arrow Rep. Darrell Issa is committed to keeping the scandal in the spotlight.

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